fabric
- n artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent - n the underlying structure
it is part of the fabric of society
fabrication
- n a deliberately false or improbable account
- n writing in a fictional form
- n the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals - n the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- n the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
facade
- n the face or front of a building
- n a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
face
- n the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
he washed his face
I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news - n the feelings expressed on a person's face
an angry face - n the general outward appearance of something
the face of the city is changing - n the striking or working surface of an implement
- n a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
he looked out at a roomful of faces
when he returned to work he met many new faces - n a surface forming part of the outside of an object
dew dripped from the face of the leaf - n the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- n the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
he dealt the cards face down - n a contorted facial expression
- n a specific size and style of type within a type family
- n status in the eyes of others
he lost face - n impudent aggressiveness
- n a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- v deal with (something unpleasant) head on
He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes - v oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring - v be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
The building faces the park - v be opposite
the two sofas face each other - v turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
Turn and face your partner now - v present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
An enormous dilemma faces us - v turn so as to expose the face
face a playing card - v line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
face the lapels of the jacket - v cover the front or surface of
The building was faced with beautiful stones
face-amount certificate company
- n a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
face-off
- n a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- n (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players